Royal Court_Summer Events in Tottenham

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Performances

Day

Date

Event

Where

When

Wed

29 Jul

Bruce Grove Rehearsals

Bruce Grove Youth Club

2pm - 4pm

Opening Ceremony Rehearsals

Lordship Hub

7pm - 10pm

Thu

30 Jul

Opening Ceremony Rehearsals

Lordship Hub

7pm - 10pm

Fri

31 Jul

Opening Ceremony Rehearsals

Lordship Hub

7pm - 10pm

Sat

1-Aug

Opening Ceremony Rehearsals

Lordship Hub

2pm - 6pm

Opening Ceremony

Lordship Hub

From 6pm

Mon

3-Aug

Haringey Shed Rehearsals

Haringey Sixth Form Centre

9am - 4pm

Tue

4-Aug

Haringey Shed Rehearsals

Haringey Sixth Form Centre

9am - 4pm

Wed

5-Aug

Bruce Grove Rehearsals

Bruce Grove Youth Club

2pm - 4pm

Haringey Shed Rehearsals

Haringey Sixth Form Centre

9am - 4pm

Hello Tottenham. It’s summer, and as part of our first year of residency in your area we are supporting a programme of work throughout Tottenham, showcasing some of your incredible home grown talent alongside artists from further afield.

Our events will be popping up in your parks, community centres, schools and theatres in a celebration of Tottenham’s creativity, and we’d love for you to join in.

Thu

6-Aug

Haringey Shed Rehearsals

Haringey Sixth Form Centre

9am - 4pm

Fri

7-Aug

Haringey Shed Rehearsals

Haringey Sixth Form Centre

9am - 4pm

More ways to get involved

Chewing the Fat

Haringey Sixth Form Centre

8pm

We’re on the look out for film-makers and photographers to help us document this summer’s activities.

Sat

8-Aug

Chewing the Fat

Haringey Sixth Form Centre

8pm

Mon

10-Aug

Haringey Shed Rehearsals

Haringey Sixth Form Centre

9am - 4pm

Tue

11-Aug

Haringey Shed Rehearsals

Haringey Sixth Form Centre

9am - 4pm

Wed

12-Aug

Bruce Grove Rehearsals

Bruce Grove Youth Club

2pm - 4pm

Haringey Shed Rehearsals

Haringey Sixth Form Centre

9am - 4pm

Thu

13-Aug

Haringey Shed Rehearsals

Haringey Sixth Form Centre

9am - 4pm

Fri

14-Aug

Haringey Shed Rehearsals

Haringey Sixth Form Centre

9am - 4pm

Sat

15-Aug

Haringey Shed Show

Haringey Sixth Form Centre

2pm & 4.30pm

Tue

18-Aug

Wellside Children’s Workshops

Parish Hall, Holy Trinity Church

10 am - 1pm

Wed

19-Aug

Bruce Grove Rehearsals

Bruce Grove Youth Club

2pm - 4pm

Thu

20-Aug

Wellside Children's Workshops

Parish Hall, Holy Trinity Church

10am - 1pm

Fri

21-Aug

Wellside Children's Workshops

Parish Hall, Holy Trinity Church

10 am - 1pm

The Hole of My Heart

Beehive Pub

7.30pm

Sat

22-Aug

Ask

Bernie Grant Arts Centre

3pm & 7pm

Wed

26-Aug

Bruce Grove Rehearsals

Bruce Grove Youth Club

2pm - 4pm

Fri

28-Aug

Bruce Grove Sharing

Bruce Grove Youth Club

1pm

Platform Tottenham

Haringey Irish Centre

8pm

Sing It! Open Rehearsal

Bernie Grant Arts Centre

2pm - 6pm

The Five Step Plan

Secret NHS Location

Times TBC

Sat

29-Aug

Sat

5-Sep

Our Carnal Hearts & Sing It!

St Mary’s Church

5pm

Mon

7-Sep

Design Workshop

Location TBC

7pm - 9pm

Mon

14-Sep

Design Workshop

Location TBC

7pm - 9pm

For more info email: DIONWILSON@ROYALCOURTTHEATRE.COM with a sample of your work.

For info and updates follow: @RC_Tottenham

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A celebration of work made by the local community.

Bruce Grove Youth Club Royal Court Director Hamish Pirie will work with Bruce Grove’s young people aged 11 – 19 on a piece of theatre about the issues that matter to them.

Join in: Open Day Taster session Fri 24 Jul, 3pm Rehearsals Weds from 29 Jul, 2pm - 4pm Sharing 28 Aug, 1pm Bruce Grove Youth Club, N17 6RA Free Booking/info: AKIN.AKINTOLA@HARINGEY.GOV.UK 0208 489 5016

Haringey Shed A Royal Court writer and director will work with Haringey Shed’s children’s theatre (aged 7-10) and youth company (aged 11-16) to create their summer show.

Local young people are also invited to take part. No experience necessary.

Join in: Rehearsals Mon 3 Aug - Sat 15 Aug, 9am - 4pm Show Sat 15 Aug, 2pm & 4.30pm White Hart Studios, Haringey Sixth Form Centre, N17 8HR Booking/info: ASHLING@HARINGEYSHED.ORG 0208 801 7209

Children’s Workshops with The Wellside Project

World class art on your doorstep.

A series of workshops for kids aged 7 – 12 exploring why they love Tottenham and what it means to them.

Opening Ceremony

Join in: Workshops Tue 18, Thu 20 & Fri 21 Aug, 10am – 1pm

Bunny Dance

Holy Trinity Church, N15 4GZ Free Booking/info: INFO@THEWELLSIDE.ORG 0208 885 6326

Platform Tottenham Our second performance night for Tottenham artists of all genres who want to share their work with a friendly local audience.

Performance Fri 28 Aug, 8pm Haringey Irish Centre, N17 8DX Free to attend.

Just turn up.

Join in: If you want to perform please send a recording of you, doing your thing, to: TOTTENHAM@ROYALCOURTTHEATRE.COM by 21 Aug. You must be over 18.

Soup Stories Royal Court Director Hamish Pirie wants to tour the kitchens of Tottenham, tasting your homemade dishes, hearing your stories and chatting about the role of food in different countries and cultures.

He might even do the washing up…

Join in: To host Hamish: TOTTENHAM@ROYALCOURTTHEATRE.COM

Quang K Van’s Bunny Dance plus special guest performance from our sister project in Pimlico.

An invitation to move and an invitation to party. An army of local drummers and dancers, led by choreographer Quang K Van, kick the summer off in style in this outdoor promenade performance through Lordship Rec.

Chewing The Fat

by Selina Thompson

Glitter, chicken legs and lots of rice pudding. Somewhere between story telling, stand up, live art and theatre, Chewing the Fat is a powerful and extremely open portrayal of how we live with our bodies, on both the days when they are beautiful, and the days when they are a burden.

Fri 7 & Sat 8 Aug, 8pm White Hart Studios, Haringey Sixth Form College, N17 8HR

Join in: We’re looking for community dancers. If you are over 16 and would like to take part, email TOTTENHAM@ROYALCOURTTHEATRE.COM. All welcome - no experience necessary.

Tickets £3

Sat 1 Aug, 6.30pm

Workshops

Gather at Lordship Hub, N17 6NU, from 6pm.

Free

Design Workshops Royal Court Associate Designer Chloe Lamford will host two workshops introducing elements of design for theatre but also looking at visual culture more broadly. No theatre experience or knowledge is necessary – just an interest in any form of visual expression, from street art to sculpture.

Join in: Workshops Mon 7 & Mon 14 Sep 7pm – 9pm Location TBC Age guidance 16+ Free To book email TOTTENHAM@ROYALCOURTTHEATRE.COM

Join in: Selina will also host a free workshop opening up the themes of the show through a series of activities.

Sat 8 Aug, 3pm Age guidance 14+ Free, but ticketed Booking/info: ROYALCOURTTHEATRE.COM 020 7565 5000

The Five Step Plan: The Massacre of the NHS and How To Fix It

Directed by Debbie Hannan

Combining personal testimony and fiction, a community cast, including several Tottenham residents, have devised an immersive piece that makes an impassioned plea for the future of the NHS in their community.

Sat 29 Aug Performances throughout the day.

Times TBC. Secret NHS Location Age guidance 14+ Tickets £3 Booking/info: ROYALCOURTTHEATRE.COM 020 7565 5000

Leading theatre makers from around the UK try out new ideas and previously unseen work for Tottenham audiences.

Our Carnal Hearts & Sing It!

by Rachel Mars

Our Carnal Hearts is a show that seeks to prove that envy makes us better.

Sing It! Spirit of Envy! Feat.

New Tottenham Singers, is a short song piece about greed, envy, solo pursuits and communal contentment that puts two joyfully waggling fingers up to glib, economic politico-bullshit speak.

Sat 5 Sep, 5pm St Mary’s Church, N17 9XE Age guidance 14+ Free but ticketed.

Book at ROYALCOURTTHEATRE.COM or call 020 7565 5000 Join in: We are looking for extra choir members for Sing It! Open Rehearsal 29 Aug, 2pm – 6pm Bernie Grant Arts Centre All welcome Email TOTTENHAM@ROYALCOURTTHEATRE.COM for info.

The Hole of My Heart

by Rob Drummond

When Rob was eight years old doctors found a hole in his heart and advised his parents he had only a few months to live. Join him now in his 34th year as he investigates the possibility of knowing his future.

Fri 21 Aug, 7.30pm The Beehive Pub, N17 9BQ Age guidance 18+ Tickets £3 Booking/info: ROYALCOURTTHEATRE.COM 020 7565 5000

Ask

In collaboration with Islington Community Theatre

On June 23 2014, fifteen year old Helawit went to her friend’s birthday party in London.

On the same day, on the other side of the world, Helawit’s dad a British democracy activist - was kidnapped and illegally rendered to Ethiopia. A year later, he’s still there - facing a death sentence for crimes he didn’t commit.

Ask is a scratch performance about why the Government won’t ask for him back.

Sat 22 Aug, 3pm & 7pm (Free post-show discussion to take place after 7pm show) Bernie Grant Arts Centre Age guidance 11+ Free but ticketed Booking/info: ROYALCOURTTHEATRE.COM 020 7565 5000